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@nathancoates’s Man United
@nathancoates took Manchester United back to the summer of 2009 with City’s £900m and came out with 17 major trophies. The real Man United won six in the same nine seasons.
They spent £896.5m of the budget on 23 players.
Three of their titles came in a season City really won.
They built in stages, spending £172.5m in 2009 and the rest over the summers that followed.
The biggest fees: Eden Hazard (£80.5m, 2013), Sadio Mané (£61.5m, 2017) and Fernando Torres (£59.5m, 2009).
They were champions nine times: 2009/10, 2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18.
Season by season
2009/10
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Fernando Torres, Petr Čech and 3 more for £172.5m. Champions with 95 points, a point clear of Chelsea. Won 30, drew 5, lost 3; 92 scored, 24 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fourth round. Lost the League Cup final to Arsenal. Won the Champions League, beating Barcelona in the final. Match of the season: Man City 0-4 Man United.
Fernando Torres
£59.5m
Petr Čech
£32.5m
Steven Gerrard
£28.5m
Frank Lampard
£28.5m
John Terry
£23.5m
2010/11
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Carlos Tevez for £30m. Champions with 89 points, 14 points clear of Arsenal. Won 28, drew 5, lost 5; 77 scored, 23 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the fifth round. Won the League Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 0-3 Man United.
2011/12
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · Champions League
That summer they signed Yaya Touré, Sergio Agüero and 2 more for £119m. Champions with 102 points, 29 points clear of Man City. Won 33, drew 3, lost 2; 90 scored, 22 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Arsenal. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Won the Champions League, beating Real Madrid in the final. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
Yaya Touré
£49.5m
Sergio Agüero
£39.5m
Vincent Kompany
£22m
Thibaut Courtois
£8m
2012/13
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed David Silva, Gareth Bale and 1 more for £96m. Champions with 89 points, 10 points clear of Man City. Won 27, drew 8, lost 3; 81 scored, 25 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating QPR in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Norwich 0-5 Man United.
David Silva
£40m
Gareth Bale
£40m
Luis Suárez
£16m
2013/14
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · FA Cup
That summer they signed Eden Hazard and Mesut Özil for £123m. Champions with 99 points, 16 points clear of Man City. Won 32, drew 3, lost 3; 79 scored, 20 conceded. Won the FA Cup, beating Arsenal in the final. Went out of the League Cup in the third round. Went out of the Champions League in the last 16. Match of the season: Sunderland 0-5 Man United.
Eden Hazard
£80.5m
Mesut Özil
£42.5m
2014/15
Premier League
1st
Premier League title
That summer they signed Philippe Coutinho for £34.5m. Champions with 97 points, 7 points clear of Chelsea. Won 31, drew 4, lost 3; 95 scored, 26 conceded. Went out of the FA Cup in the quarter-finals. Went out of the League Cup in the fourth round. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 1-0 Man City.
2015/16
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Kevin De Bruyne and Harry Kane for £95.5m and released 1. Champions with 77 points, 6 points clear of Arsenal. Won 22, drew 11, lost 5; 74 scored, 28 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Palace. Won the League Cup, beating West Ham in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the quarter-finals. Match of the season: Man United 2-1 Man City.
Kevin De Bruyne
£55m
Harry Kane
£40.5m
2016/17
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed John Stones for £47.5m. Champions with 94 points, 12 points clear of Liverpool. Won 30, drew 4, lost 4; 91 scored, 26 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Man City. Won the League Cup, beating Southampton in the final. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man United 3-1 Man City.
2017/18
Premier League
1st
Premier League title · League Cup
That summer they signed Sadio Mané, Bernardo Silva and 2 more for £178.5m and released 1. Champions with 88 points, 3 points clear of Arsenal. Won 27, drew 7, lost 4; 81 scored, 24 conceded. Lost the FA Cup final to Liverpool. Won the League Cup, beating Man City in the final on penalties. Went out of the Champions League in the semi-finals. Match of the season: Man City 1-3 Man United.
Sadio Mané
£61.5m
Bernardo Silva
£43m
Leroy Sané
£39m
Ederson
£35m